Life Cycle Assessment

With the increasing environmental awareness, the industries approach towards sustainability has made evident the need for better ways to measure the environmental footprint of products. The environmental performance of products and processes has become a key issue, which is why some companies are investigating ways to minimize their effects on the environment.

Many businesses are making a paradigm shift by providing “greener” products and using “greener” processes. Companies have found it advantageous to explore ways of moving beyond compliance using pollution prevention strategies and environmental management systems to improve their environmental performance. One such tool is Life cycle Assessment (LCA). This concept considers the entire life cycle of a product.

LCA is a technique to assess the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product, process, or service, by: